BFD in #Missouri: GOP tried to rush a constitutional change to crack down on future ballot initiatives. Anticipated an #abortion rights measure this fall.
"A judge in Ohio could rule as soon as Monday in a case that could overthrow the state’s 2019 abortion ban...A ballot measure approved by voters last year already rendered much of that law moot, but parts remain in place including reporting requirements and a 24-hour waiting period, which can add stress and an increased financial burden for those in need of abortion care."
Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.”
Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.
As #SouthDakota governor, Noem has rejected programs and millions of dollars in federal funds that would have benefited #parents and #children and provided care during #pregnancy.
Critics say her rhetoric is “all hat and no cattle.”
"Evangelical MAGA lawyer Michael Farris (who helped lead the effort to overturn Roe v. Wade) has acknowledged in a videotaped interview from 2022 that reversing Roe was just an interim step. In fact, he and his colleagues plan to also amend the U.S. Constitution to ban abortion in all 50 states 'from conception until natural death' once they amass enough power.
"Many women are not able to travel and are forced to continue pregnancies, despite financial and health risks. We must remember them, stand up for them and continue to fight for the simple dignity of having control over our own bodies." - Dr. Cheryl Hamlin
It's official: #SouthDakota officials have certified a proposed amendment that would enshrine #abortion access in the state's constitution to appear on the November ballot.
NFL Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker is slammed for Catholic College graduation speech on women, #abortion
“The 28-year-old, a devout Catholic and father of two, also railed against "dangerous gender ideologies" and urged men to "fight against the cultural emasculation of men."
“At one point, he addressed the young women specifically, telling them that ‘homemaker’ was their most important role.”
"More than 50 percent of Black girls and women of reproductive age live in states with little to no abortion access, according to a new report.
The analysis from National Partnership for Women & Families and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda found that nearly 7 million Black women ages 15-49 live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion."
There is no such thing as the "culture war." What we're actually talking about is white evangelicals trying to cheat at politics rather than accept that Americans long ago rejected their authoritarian and superstitious viewpoints.
"Almost two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most Americans still support abortion access.
About 6 in 10 Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 8,709 adults released Monday.
The share of American adults who believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases has increased by 4 percentage points since 2021, according to Pew."
Senator Katie Britt would like to turn The Handmaiden’s Tale into reality, because she has religious beliefs she wants to see imposed on everyone else.
BRITT BILL WOULD CREATE FEDERAL DATABASE TRACKING PREGNANCIES
Alabama Senator Katie Britt, best known for delivering a bizarre, melodramatic televised response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address, has introduced a bill to create a federal website to collect data on pregnant people.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responds to PRRI's latest poll, which finds that a majority of Americans across almost all faith lines and in almosst all states support legal access to abortion. But white Christian nationalists strongly oppose this:
"As Tears for Fears warned, 'Everybody wants to rule the world.' That’s why we have to be so vigilant in monitoring every group’s motivations."
Greg Olear continues his valuable reporting on the coterie of hard-right Catholics who have such influence on our federal government and who control the Supreme Court as a bloc. The coterie includes Leonard Leo, who is the kingmaker for the court, Kevin Roberts of Heritage Foundation, and Robert P. George of the Federalist Society.